From December 1 to December 10, the Russian Federation reduced wheat shipments for export by almost 22%.

From December 1 to 10, Russia exported 1.38 million tons of wheat, which is 21.6% less than in the same period last year, according to monitoring by the Russian Grain Union. "After the increase in shipments in November, December began with a decline. And not only in wheat. Half as much corn was exported - 62 thousand tons against 127.9 thousand tons a year ago, and barley - 17.5 thousand tons against 76.6 thousand tons, respectively," Elena Tyurina, Director of the Analytical Department of the Union, told Interfax. As a result, shipments of the main types of grains decreased by 25.7%, to 1.46 million tons. According to her, in the first decade of December, 7 types of grains, legumes, and oilseeds were exported. A year ago, there were 19. The number of buyer countries has also decreased. "Now there are 14 of them against 32 in the first decade of December last year. But it should be noted that shipments to countries that are the main buyers of Russian wheat have increased," Tyurina ...